Enigmatic essays. I read The Abundance immediately after reading Annie Dillard's earlier collection of essays Teaching a Stone to Talk. Once again, I was impressed at her skill of choosing off-beat essay topics which often end up making surprisingly profound observations. If anything, I think I preferred this collection.
Author: Richard Carter
A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.
Book review: ‘Teaching a Stone to Talk’ by Annie Dillard
An eclectic mix of science, nature and memoir.
The Pop-star Biscuit Game
In which I invent a game about pop-stars who sound like biscuits.
On the trot
Vegetarian diet twice as effective for weight-loss, new research shows.
Theron lies the difference
BBC: Celebrity names you’re probably saying wrong As Wonder Woman, Gal Gadot can do anything - apart from getting people to pronounce her name correctly. Turns out I’ve been mispronouncing Charlize Theron’s name for years. I wondered why she never returned my calls.
Book review: ‘The Writing Life’ by Annie Dillard
Definitely not a writing guide.
Surely this has got to be illegal…
Baby sale shock!
Stronger and stabler
BBC: Conservatives agree pact with DUP to support May government An agreement has been reached which will see the Democratic Unionist Party back Theresa May’s minority government. The deal, which comes two weeks after the election resulted in a hung Parliament, will see the 10 DUP MPs back the Tories in key Commons votes. There… Continue reading Stronger and stabler
The SATSASTSM button
I'm beginning to think we might be taking the ‘home cinema’ concept a bit too far.
Dogs’ sneezes
Did you ever wonder why dogs sneeze when they’re excited?